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James takes the pick from Mozgov and rolls to the rim. LeBron finds him for the easy alley-oop slam!

Kevin Love, in the wake of recurring bask spasms and tightness, will not play against the Magic. The Cavaliers are calling it a typical maintenance rest and not related to any health issues or injuries. Head coach David Blatt talked about the decision to sit Love against Orlando: “Just felt like he needed a little […]

Kevin Love knows what its like to live under the limelight, having played for UCLA in Los Angeles and having been the leader of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the past. From SportsCenter and Taco Bell commercials to his pair of appearances of the hit show ‘Entourage,’ Love has had his share of Hollywood moments. This […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing excellent basketball over the past month and a half, with a large part of the success going to the LeBron James and Kyrie Irving for their excellent play. Kevin Love, however, has also been a major contributor despite his struggles offensively and even defensively. He’s been sitting on the bench […]

LeBron James, a Cavalier record holder for numerous statistical categories, was outdone two nights ago for the first time in his career by a teammate. Kyrie Irving scored a career high 57 points, breaking his Cavalier record of 56 points against the Toronto Raptors back in the 2004-05 season. LeBron did score 61 points last […]

This NBA season has seen a boost in player performances! From scoring and rebounding to assisting and hitting clutch shots, the 2014-15 regular season has been one of the better seasons in recent years. In this segment, we’ll take a look at the top 10 scoring performances of the year, starting with number 10: 10. […]

After witnessing an incredible 57-point performance by Kyrie Irving, LeBron just could not let it go. We’re sure he let his feelings be known privately, but James let his feelings be known publicly in a postgame locker-room video. See it here: LeBron James Uninterruped Video On Kyrie Irving

Two of the league’s top point guards in Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry have been burning the nets with their hot hands from distance. Curry has been making noise since the beginning of the season, especially with the success that Golden State has been enjoying, while Irving has started to make significant noise recently and […]

Kyrie Irving is quite an offensive talent. One of the best actually. He can play around with his defender using an array of dribbling exhibitions. He can stop on a dime and knock down shots so smooth you wouldn’t realize the full degree of difficulty. He also has unlimited range. It is extremely difficult to […]

Thursday night’s matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs had all the makings of a Game of the Year contender. There were consecutive big shots made on the national television stage, and we saw one Kyrie Irving shine with 57 points on 20-32 from the field, 7-7 from downtown and 10-10 from the […]

Kyrie Irving took a three-pointer. Then another. And another. In the end, Irving attempted seven three-pointers and made all of them. Step-back, fall-away, out of a crossover, catch and shoot, it didn’t matter as Irving was raining three-pointers from all over the floor en route to a career high 57 points. Here are some of […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! “They’re going to be one hell of a team. I’m glad we played them now,” Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said after their 92-90 win back in November. “They’ll be a whole lot tougher later on in the year.” […]

Kyrie Irving hits the shot to send the game into overtime!! See Kyrie Irving’s greatest 3-pointers of all time,. Is this one his greatest of all time?

LeBron James’ first bucket in the AT&T Center is ferocious and merciless, you can tell he’s not messing around tonight after letting the Spurs slip through his fingers last time.

Earlier today, NEOMG’s Chris Haynes asked Iman Shumpert about the striking resemblance to himself and his girlfriend, Teyana Taylor. to the characters portrayed on Fox’s hit music television series “Empire.” Hakeem, who Shumpert claims is based off of his character, is dating a character named Tiana. Here’s a piece from Cleveland.com: Hakeem has the mannerisms, […]

5. The First Win In his rookie season and his first game against the San Antonio Spurs on the road, LeBron James put up a spectacular line of 32 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block. LeBron and the Cavaliers would defeat the Spurs 89-87. Click “Next” to see the fourth best […]

In case you haven’t noticed, LeBron James has made another tweak to his solid, yet always improving offensive game. But it’s not in the junpshot, the drive, or the passing aspects of his game. Instead, LeBron James has changed his free-throw routine. In the awful free-throw shooting game against the Houston Rockets last Sunday afternoon, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the San Antonio Spurs tonight, which will definitely be a game to watch. The Cavs have taken the Eastern Conference by storm, moving up to second and trailing only the Atlanta Hawks, despite starting the season in a forgettable fashion. The Spurs, on the other hand, have been somewhat […]

In each of the past few seasons, the Eastern Conference has been noticeably weaker than the Western conference. A simple look at the conference standings shows that an 11th ranked team in the West could make the playoffs if in the Eastern conference. This observation has become much more legitimate with the West stockpiling players […]

With the Cavaliers on an absolute tear since mid-January, winning 21 out of their last 27 games, David Griffin and the Cavaliers front office deserve great praise for the acquisitions of Timofey Mozgov, Iman Shumpert, and J.R. Smith. These three impact players have solidified their roles on an elite team that is poised to make […]

There are many players in the league who don’t get the rightful credit that they deserve for the hard work they put in for their teams offensively, defensively, and even off the court. We’ve come up with a list of these good players who you don’t hear of often, but have been vital to their […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs marched into American Airlines Center looking to break .500 on their 16-16 record away from Quicken Loans Arena. They did just that, blowing out the Dallas Mavericks 127-94. It was the largest margin of victory over the […]

LeBron James splits the Chandler Parsons and Dirk Nowitzki double and throws it down hard!

LeBron blocks Chandler Parsons on one end and the Cavaliers recover. J.R. Smith shoots a pass to Kevin Love for the three-pointer, which is followed up by a rebounding Timofey Mozgov!

LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki have had countless matchups against one another over the past 10 years. Many, including a Finals matchup, featured some great performances from the two legends and future Hall Of Famers. In honor of the two playing one another tonight, here are the top 5 greatest moments between LeBron James and […]

Anderson Varejao suffered a torn left Achilles on a Tuesday in late December in a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In what many were saying could be a career-threatening injury due to the way Andy plays, Varejao himself is on the road back and trying to defy some of the odds in coming back from […]

Kyrie Irving and Rajon Rondo are two different point guards who have battled it out five times with the former Kentucky Wildcat winning three games. However, the former Duke Blue Devil seems like he’ll catch up with the way the Cleveland Cavaliers have been playing as of late. Individually, Rondo has proven himself more than […]

With only 17 games remaining in the regular season, each outing is important for the Cavs. Playoff seeding is up for grabs, and the Cavs are locked in a tight race for the #2 seed with the Bulls and Raptors. Last time Cleveland went on a major road trip, then struggled at the start before […]

Shawn Marion returned to practice today for the first time in over two weeks. He hasn’t played in a game since the road matchup with the Chicago Bulls prior to the All-Star break, but he was officially diagnosed with a strained left hip on February 22. “Shawn is out on the court, which is a […]

The Eastern Conference has certainly been inferior to the western conference all season long, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be an entertaining race to the playoffs. Teams have already hit the home stretch of the regular season, and playoff seeding is up for grabs as always. Here is Cavs Nation’s win/loss predictions for […]

The Eastern Conference playoff race is, regardless of the comparisons with the west, going to be highly competitive with several seeds likely to remain up for grabs until the last of the 82-game regular season. With the postseason right around the corner, all eyes are on the playoffs seeds and potential first round matchups. While […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs bounced back after a loss to the Hawks last night by beating the Suns at the Q tonight, improving their home record to 24-9. The big key to tonight’s win was getting ahead early, and maintaining the […]

Kyrie Irving recovers the loose ball from Brandon Knight and whips over a baseline pass to Kevin Love in the corner. Love goes behind the back to LeBron, and the King drives to the hoop and finished the play off.

LeBron James drives to the corner, then gets around Marcus Morris driving down the baseline for the nice finger roll over Morris.

J.R. Smith catches the ball in the corner, then takes one dribble and steps back, sending the defending Brandon Knight flying under the basket. Kevin Love’s defender comes to help and Smith dishes to Love for the wide open three-ball.

In Friday night’s game against the Hawks, Kevin Love was relegated to the perimeter once again as 10 of the 11 shots he hoisted up were three-pointers. Love is averaging 5.2 three-pointers attempted per game, which is the second highest of his career. Last season, he averaged 6.6 threes attempted, but it was a career […]

After years of futility, the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally taken a 180 degree turn and are showing no signs of regressing. The Cavs are now fighting for playoff position atop the Eastern Conference and with what’s ahead in terms of the team’s schedule, each contest looks to give us a better idea on how the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers added another piece in Kendrick Perkins to what was already called a championship roster by Lebron James. The center has career averages of 5.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks. In his 11 years in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder, Perkins has developed quite the tough-guy name for […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers were vastly outplayed tonight in Atlanta in a game that the Hawks controlled from wire-to-wire. Despite Cleveland retaking the lead midway through the third quarter, the game always seemed in the hands of the Hawks. Cleveland […]